The Florida Panthers announced a restructuring of the coaching staff of the Rampage, their AHL affiliate.

Peter Horachek, an associate head coach the past two seasons with the NHL's Nashville Predators, takes over as coach. He replaces Chuck Weber, who guided the Rampage to a 70-68-5-9 record in two seasons behind the bench.

Under Weber, the Rampage qualified for the Calder Cup playoffs in 2011-12 and won a postseason series for the first time in franchise history. But this past season, the Rampage finished last in the AHL's South Division and failed to make the playoffs.

Weber will serve as the team's director of hockey operations and associate head coach. Rampage assistant Jason Cipolla takes over as the Panthers' video coach.

Chicago basks in Cup: The victorious Blackhawks brought the Stanley Cup home Tuesday and proceeded to take it on a pub crawl, with scores of ecstatic fans flocking to taverns and restaurants in hopes of catching a glimpse of their beloved players and the sacred trophy awarded to the NHL champion.

After the plane trip from Boston following Chicago's 3-2 series-clinching win over the Bruins, the players were greeted at the tarmac at O'Hare International Airport with a water cannon salute from about a dozen fire trucks and police cars, all with their lights flashing.

Forward Michal Handzus, a 14-year NHL veteran who won his first Cup, was the first player to emerge from the aircraft shortly after 4 a.m., hoisting the 35-pound trophy above his head.

Canucks hire coach: Vancouver officially hired John Tortorella to be its new coach. Tortorella, who was fired by the New York Rangers after they lost to the Bruins in the second round of the playoffs in five games, replaces former Canucks coach Alain Vigneault, who took over as the Rangers' coach last week.